International NCO Advanced Leadership Course in an Multinational Environment looked at my own results “ The DISC was a great tool ”.
Our guest speakers ( MG W . Ohm , OF7 DEU A , DCOS SPT and his Senior NCO , W . O . A . McCabe OR9 GBR AF from JFCBS , were truly professional and brought a wealth of professional experience and international knowledge to the table . We also learned about Cultural Diversity and Problem Solving Tools .
On Sunday , 22nd January a fantastic team bulding event took place when the staff organized a small road trip to a town of Engelberg . There , we had an amazing “ all you can eat brunch ”, learned how to play the sport of curling and got to learn how Swiss cheese is made , it was a wonderful day !
Week two consisted of Leadership Boards , Rules of Engagements ( ROE ’ s ), Use of Force , Ethics and how you can apply the most common principles in an interview situation , the do ’ s and don ’ ts when being interviewed by a journalist ; it can be “ very tricky ”!
Very interesting was a two ours of debate on the topics ( Combating Trafficking in Human Beings and Sexual Harassment ), studied during the e-learning phase . Team building exercice with honoured guest and of course our course “ Diploma Ceremony ”. The week started off with a Team building excercise where absolutely everyone had to work togheter as a team and listen to only one person at a time in order to achieve our goal . This challenge was great and made us all realise one specific phrase : “ In order to be a great leader you must be a great follower ”. We had two very interesting guest speakers on the ROE ’ s who guided us through syndacate exercices . This was a good exercise using a simple but yet detailed guide .
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short but sweet while enjoying some melodies by five musicians of the Swiss Armed Forces . The mood was set and graduation completed by one of our peers giving the guests , VIP ’ s and fellow students an overview brief of our course . Immediately after the graduation , we had a chance to mingle with staff and guests while enjoying some delicious appetizers .
The evening continued with a walk through town where we reached our next venue , our “ Farewell Dinner ”. The farewell dinner was held at the very top of an old tower called the “ Powder Tower ”. This tower was built in the mid 1500 ’ s and was used as one of two towers where they would store gun powder . The dinner was served ,
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speeches were made and everyone who required recognition received it , especially the admin staff and our young Swiss Privates who did an extraorxinary job of taking care of us and our needs .
Conclusion
This course was my second course in an international setting and I can honestly say that this was the best course of my career so far . I was under the impression that I knew more than I did about all these other nationalities but I was wrong . This course has opened my mind in ways that I will be eternally gratefull !
I fully recomend the participation of LANDCOM Senior NCOs .
Our graduation was like no other . The day before we completed our course entirely , we were fortunate enough to have our “ Diploma Ceremony ” in one of the most historical building of Lucerne , “ The Haus Herren zu Shützen ”. Everything inside was so beautiful and filled with superb architecture and Swiss history . The ceremony was
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